Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Happy Halloween !

I can’t believe a year has passed since I was blessed with this beautiful and healthy little angel! This last Wednesday, with warm feelings joyful laughter, and smiles, we gathered around the youngest one in the family and enjoyed every moment as she was smashing her birthday cake in her face and giggling in joy! As I watched her clapping to the happy birthday song, I couldn’t help but shed some tears and count my blessings! I pray that the Most-High always protects and blesses her immensely! I pray that this inner beauty that she reflects and this loving and caring attitude that she innocently displays only continue to grow with time! As we all know, a first birthday party is really for the parents and the guests! It can even be overwhelming for the child, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate! We had a very minimal celebration with her sisters and my brother-in-law who was visiting! We will have her one year old photo session this weekend.

I didn’t think she can get any cuter, but when I saw her enjoying her cake, I realized that I was wrong…! 😀 She just might be the cutest thing in the entire world! 😉 – Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for behind the scene pics 🙂 –

Isn’t she the cutest?! 🙂 So in honor to my baby’s 1st birthday, I want to share a few gift ideas that I think a one year old will enjoy!

1- Pull Toys: if your baby isn’t a confident walker yet, give her the motivation to keep working on those gross motor skills with a pull toy. Expert Dakin says: “Pull Toys allows kids to practice their balance while having fun”

Pull -along cowboy ($40) available at www.commongoods.com

2-Toy Phone or Remote: If Your little one is anything like mine he’s probably already imitating you on the cell and playing “phone” with the remote and your iPod!

Why the experts love it: “A toy phone is great for imitation and language,” says Dakin.

3- Ball : Now that your babe is standing, he’ll work his motor skills by bouncing, throwing, and dropping (and dropping and dropping) a soft, textured ball.

“Think of all the things you can do with a ball,” says Hirsh-Pasek. “You can roll it, bounce it, catch it, throw it, and kids direct the play.”

Ball available at Toy R Us.

3- Gingham Nursery Robe: The perfect finish to bath time, this snuggly robe is sewn of absorbent cotton terry and features two ears on the hood to add a fun element kids will love. The Bonus? You can personalize it !

4- Musical Instrument: You know he will love this if it loves to make noise! And which 1-year old wouldn’t love to make noise!

“If parents can stand it, instruments are fabulous for learning causality,” says Hirsh-Pasek. “You can even use things around the house — pots and pans and empty bottles work.”

5- Sit to Stand Learning Walker : The Product detail says : “From baby steps to big steps the Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker™ by VTech® helps your baby develop from a crawler to a walker through adaptive technology. With a barnyard of playful friends to cheer them on, your little one will have endless fun as they learn to walk.”

5-Shape Sorter: Sorting shapes is trial and error at its most basic.”Children work on hand-eye coordination and learn how objects with similar properties go together,” says Joyce Nuner, PHD, assistant professor of child development and family studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas

Shape Sorter from Moolka.com

6- Bath Toys: At this point, your baby probably doesn’t need convincing to linger in the bath. After all the washing’s been done, turn bathtime into playtime.

“Kids love a bath toy that’s more than a rubber duckie,” says Kirsh-Pasek. “Look for something that requires them to be active rather than passive, and that can be used in different ways to create something new.”

Courtesy of Boon

7- College funds Contribution: He will loe this one day! “Starting early means that even modest monthly contributions will go a long way toward paying future college bills,” says Joseph Hurley, founder of SAVINGFORCOLLEGE.com and author of The Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 529 PLANS.

There are many developmental and fun toys that Kids will love and parents will appreciate, and these are just a few of them! As a parent, you want to make sure that the toy your kid is playing with is not recalled or dangerous. Take an extra time to do some researches if possible and always keep an eye on your child.

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